(Minghui.org) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 18 cities or counties in 11 provinces. According to this report, 22 Falun Gong practitioners were subjected to mistreatment during their detention, and at least 21 were illegal arrested.
1. [Guyuan City, Ningxia] Ms. Yan Lanjiang Detained
2. [Xinbin County, Liaoning Province] Two Practitioners Detained
3. [Baoji City, Shaanxi Province] Ms. Cai Jinrong Whereabouts Unknown
4. [Shengyang City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Liu Gangli Forced into Hard Labor in Prison
5. [Dehui City, Jilin Province] Eight Practitioners Detained
6. [Shengyang City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Han Ying Tried
7. [Tianjin] Ms. Zhang Hongju Tried
8. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Ms. Gao Zongcai Arrested
9. [Huaian City, Jiangsu Province] Ms. Meng Xiaojing Sentenced to Prison
10. [Jinan City, Shandong Province] Ms. Shi Xinfang Detained
11. [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Mr. Zhao Jinqi Repeatedly Harassed
12. [Xuzhou City, Jiangsu Province] Three Practitioners Arrested
13. [Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Ye Huiqun Taken to Brainwashing Center
14. [Linquan County, Anhui Province] Mr. Meng Xianzhen and Ms Zhang Guizhi Tried
15. [Zibo City, Shandong Province] Mr. Zhao Chengzhong Detained
16. [Zibo City, Shandong Province] Ms. Li Yan Detained17. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Ms. Zhang Guirong Arrested
18. [Nongan County, Jilin Province] Ms. Song Peiling Arrested, and Two Practitioners Harassed
19. [Tianjin] Mr. Zhao Ke Detained
20. [Zhengzhou City, Henan Province] Three Practitioners Arrested
21. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Ms. Wang Shuoxian Detained
22. [Linzhou City, Henan Province] Three Practitioners Detained
23. [Zibo City, Shandong Province] Mr. Lian Bo and Wife Detained
Ms. Yan Lanjiang from Xiji County was arrested on March 15, 2016, by Yang Fuchun from the Yuanzhou District Domestic Security Division in Guyuan City and other officers. She is held in the Guyuan City Detention Center.
Ms. Yan and Ms. Ma Pingru, Ms. Wang Junrui, and Ms. Zhang Lianhua from Xiji Country were arrested eight times during the past year.
Ms. Lin Xiuqin and Ms. Wang Yuxian of Shangjiahe Town were arrested on the morning of April 11, 2016, for telling people about Falun Gong in Baihua Village, Tangtu Township, Fu County. They were taken to the Nangou Detention Center, Fushun City, that afternoon.
Ms. Cai Jinrong and Ms. Xiao Yanping were arrested in Ms. Xiao's home on the morning of February 26, 2016, by more than a half dozen officers from the Hanzhong City Domestic Security Division. The officers ransacked Ms. Xiao's home and took the two women to the Nanzheng County Police Department.
Ms. Cai was taken back to Baoji City by officers from the Baoji Domestic Security office. Her whereabouts is unknown.
Ms. Xiao was detained for 36 days and released on March 30, 2016.
Ms. Liu Gangli has been incarcerated in the Liaoning Women's Prison since November 2015. After four months, she was assigned to the No. 5 Ward, where she was forced to work from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily.
Eight practitioners were arrested by officers from the Domestic Security Division of the Dehui City Police Department on April 9 and 10, 2016, for telling people about the persecution of Falun Gong.
They are Ms. Zhan Xiuhua, Mr. Liu Fanrong, Ms. Wang Cuihua, Ms. Wu Jinying, Cheng (first name and gender are unknown), Ms. Wang Xingxiang, Ms. Xie Guixiang, and Wang (first name and gender are unknown). The are held in the Dehui Detention Center.
Ms. Han Ying's family and her lawyer were notified by the Shenyang City Economy Zone Court on April 11, 2016, that she would be tried on April 13, 2016.
Ms. Han was arrested at home on November 9, 2016, for suing Jiang Zemin, the former Chinese dictator, for initiating and directing the persecution of Falun Gong since 1999. She is held in the Shengyang City No. 1 Detention Center.
Parties involved in persecuting Ms. Han:Shenyang City Economy Zone Court: +86-24-85819908, +86-24-85819910, +86-24-85819896Procuratorate: +86-24-25182812
Ms. Zhang Hongju was tried on the morning of April 13, 2016
Ms. Gao Zongcai was arrested and taken to the Dayu Police Station on the morning of March 29, 2016, for telling people about the persecution of Falun Gong.
The police got her son's name from her senior travel card and forced him to open her home. They ransacked it and confiscated Falun Gong books and informational materials. She was released the same day.
Ms. Meng Xiaojing was told to to to the Huaiyin District Court on December 17, 2015. When she got there, she was arrested and taken to a detention center. She was secretly tried the next day. She was sentenced to 18 months in prison on March 22, 2016. She is imprisoned in a detention center.
Ms. Shi Xinfang of Zhanger Village was arrested and taken to the Dongjia Police Station on March 28, 2016. Three police officers from the station took photos at her home, then questioned her about the criminal complaints she filed against Jiang Zemin. She was released afterwards.
An officer from the station called and told her to come to the station on the morning of March 30. Ms. Shi went to the station on the afternoon of March 31. She was arrested and held for seven days in the Jinan No. 3 Detention Center.
Mr. Zhao Jinqi of Xuefu Neighborhood Community, Tianfu Town in the Wenjiang District, has been repeatedly harassed and threatened by agents from the Xuefu Neighborhood Community after he filed legal complaints against Jiang Zemin. Agents from the Tianfu Town 610 Office questioned him and forced him to sign some forms because he had sued Jiang Zemin.
Ms. Yang Jinhua, Ms. Chen Guanglan, and Ms. Ren Sushan were arrested around March 3, 2016, by Xinsheng Police Station officers.
Ms. Ye Huiqun was taken to a brainwashing center on April 8, 2016.
Ms. Meng Xianzhen and Ms. Zhang Guizhi were arrested in December 2014 in Zhuanji Town, Jieshou City, for telling people about the persecution.
Officer Zeng Guang from the Jieshou City Domestic Security Division and deputy director Huang Donglin from the Zhuanji Police Station were among the arresting officers.
The women were held in the Jieshou City Detention Center and later transferred to the Fuyang City Detention Center. They were tried in the Jieshou City Court on April 14, 2016.
Parties involved in persecuting Ms. Meng and Ms. Zhang:Huang Donglin (黄东林), Zhuanji Police Station: +86-558-4071118, +86-18226820826Li Qiang (李强), case analyst, Jieshou City Court: +86-558-4882867, +86-1539818622
Mr. Zhao Chengzhong was arrested on April 6, 2016, by officers from the Heping Police Station. He has been held in the Fujia Detention Center.
Parties involved in persecuting Mr. Zhao:Teng Yansong (滕岩松), director, Heping Police Station: +86-533-2215895, +86-13869399778, +86-15666706395Yu Fanghong (于芳红), instructor: +86-13805339366Li Liang (李亮), deputy director: +86-13805338978
Ms. Li Yan was arrested on the morning of March 22, 2015, by officers from the Yangzai Police Station in the Zichuan District. She has been held in the Fujia Detention Center in the Zhangdian District.
When her husband, Mr. Shi Xisheng, and her son, Mr. Shi Huyue, appealed for her release, they were also detained. Mr. Shi Xisheng has been held in a detention center since then. Mr. Shi Huyue was detained for 10 days.
Parties involved in persecuting Ms. Li and her family:Yangzai Police Station: +86-533-5481171
Ms. Zhang Guirong of the Huayuan Neighborhood in the Kuiwen District was arrested on September 29, 2015, for suing Jiang Zemin by officers from the Xinhualu Police Station. They ransacked her home and confiscated her Falun Gong books and informational materials. They took her to a detention center but released her when she did not pass the physical exam.
Ms. Song Peiling was taken to a detention center on March 31, 2016, by Li Jinghong, director of the Binhe Township Security Office, and half a dozen officers from the Debiao Police Station.
Her door was locked, so the police jumped over the wall and broke into her home. They ransacked it and confiscated a picture of the founder of Falun Gong.
The officers then broke into the homes of Ms. Wang Guifang and another practitioner. Ms. Wang was away from home. They ransacked her home and confiscated a picture of the founder of Falun Gong.
Party involved in persecuting the practitioners:Li Jinghong (李景洪), director, Binhe Township Security Office: +86-15570023000
Mr. Zhao Ke of Xiaotian Village, Baigutun Town, the Wuqing District, was arrested by officers from the Gao Village Police Station on the morning of April 11, 2016, for telling people about the persecution of Falun Gong in the Gao Village Flea Market. He was taken to the Wuqing District Detention Center that afternoon.
Ms. Chang Xiurong, in her 70s, lives in the Erqi District. She was arrested on the morning of April 10, 2016. The police ransacked her home and confiscated her printer, computer, and Falun Gong informational materials.
Mr. Zhang and his wife were arrested the same day. Their home was ransacked, and the police confiscated a computer, printer, and other personal items.
Ms. Wang Shuoxian has been held in the Wuhan City No. 1 Detention Center since April 1, 2016.
Ms. Wang Shuoying, Mr. Feng Youfu, and Mr. Guo Ruiping were arrested between the end of March and the beginning of April 2016. They are held in the Anyang City Detention Center and Linzhou Detention Center.
Director of the Guilin Police Station Yang Zengfa ransacked Mr. Feng's home on the morning of April 7, 2016, and confiscated Falun Gong books, a computer, printer, a bank deposit book, his identification card, door curtains, and other items.
Parties involved in persecuting the the three practitioners:Zhao Feng (赵峰), director, Linzhou Police Department: +86-13603720708Cao Haijiang (曹海江), deputy director: +86-13837288186Hu Xuechang (呼雪昌): +86-13803721113Zhang Guangzeng (张广增): +86-13598121168
Mr. Lian Bo was arrested when he arrived at his shop on the morning of March 22, 2016. Officers from the Hutian Town Police Station in the Zhangdian District ransacked his shop and confiscated two computers, a printer, two USB drives, and Falun Gong books. They also broke into his safety deposit box. He is held in the Fujia Detention Center.
His wife, Ms. Bi Zhongmei, was arrested that afternoon by Zhangdian Police Station officers when she was taking care of her paraplegic father-in-law in the hospital. The police ransacked her home and confiscated her MP3 player, currency, and Falun Gong books. She was detained 24 hours in the Gongyuan Police Station and then given 15 days of detention.
Mr. Lian's mother was repeatedly arrested for appealing for justice for Falun Gong. She suffers from a mental disorder because she was injected twice with anti-psychotic drugs in a forced labor camp. She in an invalid and cannot take care of herself.
Parties involved in persecuting them:Hutian Police Station: +86-533-2060032Hao Tao (郝涛), director: +86-533-2060036, +86-13805330738Sun Tingjun (孙廷君), deputy director: +86-13001518222Gao Min (高民): +86-13583318333